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The most dangerous intersections in the Central Okanagan

Dilworth Drive and Harvey Avenue tops the list
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Dilworth Drive and Harvey Avenue in 麻豆精选. (Google Maps/Screenshot)

It may not come as a surprise to most Central Okanagan residents, but the Highway 97 stretch through 麻豆精选 known as Harvey Avenue is the worst in the region when it comes to car crashes.

ICBC recently published the number of reported collisions from 2021 throughout the province鈥檚 municipalities, and in 麻豆精选, the intersection of Harvey Avenue and Dilworth Drive saw the most at 113 in the calendar year.

The top four worst intersections in the city are all within a three kilometre stretch of Harvey Avenue, with the intersection at Spall Road at second with 83 crashes, the Cooper Road intersection at 79 and the Gordon Drive intersection at 78.

The William R. Bennett bridge was ninth on the list, with 51 crashes.

The intersection of Hwy. 97 and Hudson and Westlake Roads was the worst in West 麻豆精选 with 52 crashes.

In Peachland, Hwy. 97 and Clements Crescent topped the list with 15 crashes.

On the north end of the Central Okanagan, Hwy. 97 and Oceolo and Woodsdale Roads had the most crashes in Lake Country, at 50.

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Jake Courtepatte

About the Author: Jake Courtepatte

Editor of 麻豆精选 & West K News since February 2022. I have spent the majority of my career working in the Toronto area as both a sports reporter and a general reporter.
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